What a beautiful morning we are having that is shaping up to be a beautiful spring day! .... in May? We are so thankful for anything below 90 during strawberry season to keep the berries going!
Berry picking will be good this morning, with supply dwindling by mid-day/early afternoon. We did not get any rain under the severe storm watch last night or the day before, so after this dew burns off the grounds will be 95% mud free! (Just keep an eye out because there is a 100% chance that your kiddo will find the 5% mud!) 
All activities are open and we will be here with smiling faces and delicious ice cream and popsicles! 
​See you soon!

No rain here at the farm last night! 
LEFT side of the road is open 8:30 - 1:00 today!
RIGHT side open 8:30 am - 5:30 pm!
We've got all our activities open today, and berry picking will be good!
See you soon!

No rain... yet. We will update y'all first thing in the morning what the conditions of the farm is like. The farm is always open rain or shine! Friday 5/2 regardless of weather will open the LEFT side of the road for berry picking for the morning ONLY. LEFT side will be open from 8:30 am - 1:00 pm.  Berry picking will be pretty good!
the RIGHT side of FM 1980 will be open 8:30-5:30 rain or shine with ripe fruit to pick as well!
See y'all in the morning.

Finally, some red graces the field again! We will have good picking for our Thursday customers!
3 Tips for y'all...
1.Look inside the strawberry plant for the best fruit!
2.Don't wear new and/or white shoes to the farm.
3. Make sure your shoes are closed toe.
No rain here Wednesday so Thursdays grounds will be great!
I'll post again this evening to give you some insight into Friday/weekend picking. See you at the farm soon!

Strawberries will be hard to find Sunday. We had a lot of red leave the field Saturday with not much time for green fruit to ripen in time for Sunday's pickers. If you are visiting Sunday it will be essential to look under the leaf canopy to find the ripe fruit underneath. This is the way of professional strawberry pickers. Kid's are especially good at this, too, so it's hard to tell if professionals are kids or kids are professionals.
We have super fun activities to do at the farm! One of the funniest videos you will take in a long time is a video of your child on the goat racer! Trust me, if you bring out a kid, you have to get a ticket to that activity!
Goats have 4 stomachs so they are always hungry and the goat food is cheap. We have a miniature brahma bull in our pen who likes pets, yes, that is how he looks. He isn't a donkey with a tumor.  
LAST CALL FOR STRAWBERRY LEMONADE! If visiting Sunday be sure to get one of the last cups of our famous homemade strawberry lemonade of the year!
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Hope to see you soon!

April is rolling right along isn't it?    Here is the skinny for the weekend: Smiling faces, last Spring weekend for Concessions (Strawberry Lemonade), lots of fun activities, spaces to run, cold Ice Cream, hungry animals and just a few Strawberries.  The Strawberry picking will be slow and require effort.  Look under the leaves of the plants to find the ones the 'walkers' missed (folks that just walk down the row, only bending over when they see one from above).  Morning arrivals are preferred as the picking will get harder as the day goes on.  The Flower field is finished until Sunflowers get here in Mid May.
    Long term Strawberries:  we actually have a good many strong white blooms that could develop into Mid May berries IF the weather doesn't get too hot.  I believe we will have a week or two of slim pickings and then maybe a little boost just about the time Sunflowers get here.  Time will tell.
    We still have a few muddy spots, of course they would be where the Strawberries are, but the parking lot, green belts and all the main areas are nice and dry.  The weather forecast looks outstanding the next few days.  It will be a wonderful outing and a little less expensive without boxes of berries to purchase.  Hope to see you soon! 

   A wonderful 3/4 inch of rain yesterday made a little bit muddy Strawberry picking today..  A light rain is falling here as we speak.  It looks like a few pop up showers are on the radar with no real organization in our area.  The only muddy spots currently are between the Strawberry rows in the low spots.  The green belts, parking lot and walking areas are all in good shape.  Old shoes or rubber boots would be best if coming tomorrow.  
   Regarding Strawberries: it is a treasure hunt.  Once set of folks will say they didn't find a thing when a person or two behind them comes up with a full box.  300 pounds were picked today and I imagine that we will have almost that amount tomorrow but ...... it is going to be a hunt and you might have to get in the mud to get them.   The past two weeks have been mild weather and we are seeing some strong nice Strawberry blooms.  Will they set? will we have Strawberries in Mid May? - time will tell but it looks promising
   The Flower field is finished  ....... for now.  Sunflowers are growing well and the hope is to be picking them by May 11 - 15.  The field looks wonderful and we are exited about their possibility.
    The  activities are going well, goats are hungry (3 newborns today) and people seem to be having a good time.  The Farm is open rain or shine - Hope to see you soon!

Please remember: The Farm is closed all Wednesdays.
   Today was busier than I expected.  Quite a few folks came out and picked a few Strawberries but it was not easy picking.  Gone are the days when the berries jump in your box.  Picking now takes effort and is a hunt.  The other afternoon I saw a man come up with a full box of red berries.  I looked on in amazement as I said "wow, congratulations on finding nice berries at this time of day".  He said "It was easy, I just moved the leaves around and looked in the center of the plants.  Everyone else is just walking right on by the berries".  Thursday morning is always the best day to pick because we are closed Wednesday.  This week will be the same but it will not be great picking, probably a hunt.  I believe we will be in a pattern the next few weeks where we pick 100 or 200 pounds per day but that will be spread out over 8 miles worth of Strawberry row.
    The Farm will continue to be open with activities for the children, hungry goats, lots of space to run.  Folks are still having a great time and without many Strawberries - it is a less expensive visit.
   A chance of rain tonight which will be nice as the last rain has soaked in so be prepared for a little mud if coming Thursday   Hope to see you soon! 

  A glorious Easter indeed.  After a nice rain shower last night, the sun came out in the afternoon and made for a very pleasant day.  That shower was just exactly what the Farm grounds needed, everything is a brighter green today.  The activities are fun, goats are hungry and there is lots of green spaces to run in.  Entire families seem to be having a good time which makes us very happy.
    I was happy with the Strawberries found today.  While not great picking, I think we will have Strawberries to pick tomorrow as well.  We will be picking on both sides of the road tomorrow.  The field on the Left Side (turn left at the Field Trip sign) will have a few more berries to pick and is a little better drained than the main fields.  The rain is soaking up nicely so I don't expect much mud tomorrow except in the occasional low spot..
   Hope to see you soon!